Lime Street Knits

Deep breaths have been taken and perspective has been gained. At least a little. It is hard to shake the fact that a national quasi-news organization has set up camp outside of my building and is pressing my co-workers for statements.

My response of course has been to buy more yarn.

The more I considered what I would make with the Habu Cashmere Nep, the more I thought it would simply be too light on it's own. So I hustled right over to my LYS and purchased some lace weight silk that I can knit along with it. I actually am fine with this purchase as it was to solve a knitting problem. Rather than a yarn purchase to solve any old problem.

I thought it might be time to give you a peek at a few more of the Magnificent Seven. (Although now that two have been completed, I suppose they're the No -Less-Magnificent Five.)

Here's Johnny Cash:




I know that using Rowan Felted Tweed on the Cozy pattern is a bit unusual, but I wanted it to be earthy rather than ethereal and a little... meatier.

And here's the elusive Evil Twin:




In the interest of full disclosure, I should confess that I haven't worked on Evil Twin since early April. I don't know what my problem is. I'm a Noro junkie. You normally can't keep me away from the stuff. And I really enjoy entrelac. Maybe Grace is already fulfilling my Noro needs.

Progress report: I've completed about three more inches on the second panel of Grace and managed to get through four rows of Little Mistake before my arms fell off.

And on the book front, I'm re-reading The Toy Collector, by James Gunn. It's one of my favorites. I read it at least once a year and it breaks my heart every time. It's out of print and a little difficult to get your hands on. If you're interested in picking it up, I'd recommend Alibris. Honestly, it's a crime that this book is out of print.